Thank you for visiting. This is a fascinating commemorative medal related to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Admiral Heihachiro Togo, one of the most famous naval commanders in Japanese history. The front features a detailed relief portrait of Admiral Togo, surrounded by the name “Mikasa, ” the legendary battleship that served as his flagship during the Russo-Japanese War. The reverse side bears the famous phrase. The fate of the Empire depends upon this battle. This was the historic signal associated with the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, one of the most decisive naval victories of the modern era. The medal also includes the inscription. “Presented by Toho News Agency”. This detail is particularly important historically. Toho News Agency was a real prewar Japanese media and communications organization, and the use of the word “Presented” strongly suggests this was an actual commemorative distribution item from the prewar or wartime period, rather than a modern tourist reproduction. It may have been created for. Russo-Japanese War memorial activities. Imperial Japanese Navy promotion. The design itself also strongly reflects prewar Japanese military aesthetics, including. Porthole-like border inspired by battleship imagery. Heavy military-style relief portrait. Symbolic Imperial Navy slogan. Admiral Togo remains internationally famous even today and is sometimes referred to as. The Nelson of the East. The Battle of Tsushima is still studied worldwide as one of the most significant naval battles in history, making artifacts related to Togo and Mikasa highly desirable among naval historians and militaria collectors. This is not simply a medal. It is a surviving piece of Imperial Japanese naval mythology and national memory. 7.1 cm width. Condition shows age and use, including. Please carefully review all photographs for condition details. Only the items shown in the photographs are included. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note. Thank you for your understanding.
Argentine Navy Admiral Sword Belt. JM Militaria & Collectibles. Argentine Navy Admiral’s Full Dress Sword Belt. COMPLETE WITH SLINGS · FRENCH MANUFACTURE MTC · c. Buenos Aires · Argentina. The belt corresponds to the specifications of the. Reglamento de Uniformes de la Armada Argentina, 1901. Complete with both sword slings (tiros), all original gilt brass hardware, and the sword suspension hook – an unusually complete survival for a piece of this age and category. Produced during Argentina’s Belle Époque, when the country was among the world’s leading economies and its Navy commissioned its finest dress insignia directly from Parisian ateliers at considerable expense. Navy blue melton wool base, fully embroidered along its entire length with a continuous pattern of laurel branches in passing gold and silver thread, bordered by twisted gold bullion rope on both edges. The embroidery is dense, uniform, and shows the precision characteristic of high-grade Parisian military work. Large circular gilt brass buckle in high relief, depicting a foul anchor with chain and laurel wreath – the standard Argentine Navy heraldic device. Flanked by two square gilt brass retaining plates with Greek key border detail. Reverse stamped “MADE IN FRANCE” and “MTC”. Two complete sword slings in matching embroidered navy blue wool with gold thread, each fitted with a gilt brass square adjustment buckle and a gilt brass sword hook (garfio) with engraved foliate decoration. Both slings original and intact. All original gilt brass throughout: central buckle, square retaining plates, sling buckles, sword hooks with engraved oak leaf decoration, and safety chain with ring attachment. No replacements or repairs to the hardware. MADE IN FRANCE / MTC – stamped on the reverse of the central buckle plate. Identical maker’s mark to the Admiral’s epaulettes of the same collection, confirming both pieces originate from the same Parisian atelier. Very good for approximately 100 years of age. Natural oxidation patina on the gold and silver embroidery threads – expected and consistent with genuine aged French goldwork. Gilt brass hardware retains good definition. Embroidery structurally intact along the full length of belt and slings. No moth damage, no repairs. Reglamento de Uniformes de la Armada Argentina. Of 1901 established a dress uniform system drawing directly from French naval tradition, reflecting Argentina’s close ties with France during the Belle Époque – a period when Argentina ranked among the world’s top economies and its armed forces commissioned their finest dress items directly from Paris. The sword belt was an essential component of the Admiral’s full dress – worn at fleet reviews, presidential audiences, and the highest state ceremonies. The rank of Almirante was held by a very small number of officers at any given time, each piece of full dress kit commissioned individually at considerable personal or institutional expense. The confirmed MTC maker’s mark – identical to that found on the Admiral’s epaulettes offered separately in this store – strongly suggests this belt and those epaulettes formed part of the same original full dress kit, produced by the same Parisian atelier for the same officer. MTC, Paris (Made in France). Belt + 2 slings + all hardware. Specialising in Latin American & European military antiques Edged weapons · Uniforms · Insignia · Fine Art · Historical artefacts.
Spanish M-1907’Modello II’ Mounted Cavalry Artillery Parade Sword Toledo Spain. Original Spanish M-1907’Modello II’ Mounted Cavalry Artillery Parade Sword Toledo Spain, 41 Inches Overall, Good Issued. As Photographed with wear and age as seen (please see photos for condition). A Great Candidate for any Collection, War Room, or Display. Recent Estate Collection Acquisition & Presented as Acquired. Check back often – we search estates and sources across the world to bring our customers a fine selection of militaria. Please review all photos for details regarding the condition of the item listed – further condition information will be included in the listing as is relevant, if you need additional photographs or have questions regarding the condition please do not hesitate to ask. I describe all items to the best of my ability – please do not hesitate to ask any and all questions prior to the close of the listing. Mistakes very rarely occur – however if one does please rest assured that it will be corrected. International Buyers are Welcome!
1:1 Replica copy of tripod fits M18. Or 1917a1 Machine Gun resin replica. Our products are cast from original weapons and made of resin. Our products meet all United States import regulations guns as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Our products have no moving parts and cannot fire any projectiles or explode, cannot chamber a shell, cannot be converted to fire a round. Our products are cast from original weapons. Must be used for Theatrical Purposes Only these locations either restrict or prohibit commerce in imitation firearms that are replicas of modern firearms. Please contact your local government if you have any questions regarding specific restrictions in these areas. You are responsible for knowing if importing these replicas is legal. These Replicas are Collectors, Movie Props and Reenactments only. They have a blaze orange barrel plug permanently attached to the weapon. They can’t be converted to shoot lethal projectiles. All other applicable laws must be followed. The picture show the actual item for sale as a whole.
Excellent original condition as shown. Never seen this maker or pattern before. Rare cab badge size too… Please see our other listings, and check back often as we typically list 30-50 high-end estate items each week with No Reserve!
1/20 10K on Sterling 1920s USMC Hat Badge By H&H (missing pin & wire).
Navy shipboard entertainment program from the U. Whitney AD-4, a Dobbin-class destroyer tender. The program is titled “Engineers and Communications in their Subway Show” and is dated Easter Sunday, March 31, 1929, Gonaïves, Haiti. The printed program lists ten entertainment numbers with engineering, radio, and communications-themed titles, including Dot One, Dash Two, Spark Five, Static Six, Vacuum Seven, and Full Power Ten. The acts include playful Jazz Age and vaudeville references to Paul Whiteman, George M. Cohan/Cohen, Weber and Fields, orchestral numbers, comic skits, and a finale by the assembly. This piece comes from the Robert “Dinty” Moore naval archive. Moore’s handwritten service log places him aboard U. USS Whitney’s documented interwar service included winter operations from Caribbean ports including Gonaïves, Haiti, making this a well-contextualized artifact of shipboard life during the U. Navy’s Haiti occupation-era presence. A scarce and highly displayable piece of interwar U. Navy ephemera documenting morale entertainment, shipboard humor, communications/engineering culture, and USS Whitney AD-4’s 1929 Haiti operations. Original single-sheet printed program, approximately 6 1/2 x 9 inches by ruler. Printed text remains bold and very readable. Please review photos closely for condition. Type: Shipboard entertainment program. Date: March 31, 1929. Event: Engineers and Communications “Subway Show”. Theme: Navy, Haiti, shipboard entertainment, radio/communications, engineering, Jazz Age. Provenance: Robert “Dinty” Moore USS Whitney / USS Concord / USS Dobbin naval archive. Condition: Used antique paper with toning, spotting, album residue, and edge wear.
A rare original piece of American history. An Answer to the Nazi Menace. Petition To President Roosevelt. B’Nai B’Rith District Grand Lodge, 1934. The booklet does have some wear as can be seen in the pictures. Very early Nazi-period (1934) mass-strategy to pressure FDR to make demands on Hitler. Within the pages of this brochure are the expressions of San Francisco’s public officials, civic leaders, fraternal and organization heads on the most compelling problem of the days, – the Nazi Menace. Those expressions have been collected as a part of the nation-wide B’nai B’rith campaign to obtain one million signatures on petitions which the President of the United States is asked to transmit to the German Government, as a protest against the unbearable hardships to which a stricken and defenseless people have been subjected. ” (from foreword) Includes letters, speeches, editorials, quotes from San Francisco public officials and civic leaders, newspaper headlines, quotes from Church leaders and educators, some possible resolutions, and “paragraphs taken from various leading publications throughout the United States. A copy of the Petition to be presented to President Roosevelt. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (UC-Berkeley, UC-Irving, Caroll College, HUC, UFLorida).
